partition / label new disk using cli

Hi All,

Im writing an automated script for handling disk replacment on ESXi, in case if disk failure. We are using vSphere 5.1 with all hosts in lockdown mode, and therefor SSH & direct access to the host are blocked.

I found out that when replacing a disk with a blank disk or one with unsupported partiton format, it is needed to use partedUtil to assigne new label (msdos).

I was wondering if there is way of doing so with official CLI (esxcli or other command) that i can run from a remote machine.

Regards,

Dori